His analysis also took into account coaching changes, free agency, the NFL Draft and other outside factors. Sando came to the conclusion that the Chiefs had a passable offseason, but not exactly a good one. Let’s take a look at what he had to say and what the NFL executives he spoke with had to say.

Kansas City Chiefs Grade: C+

The Chiefs lost horsepower from their coaching staff when Matt Nagy and Brad Childress departed. They subtracted their only proven quarterback when they traded Alex Smith to Washington. They subtracted their most talented defender when they traded Marcus Peters to the Rams. They paid a premium for talented-but-underproducing receiver Sammy Watkins and for linebacker Anthony Hitchens, who might or might not provide three-down value.

Despite all that, the Chiefs are very much looking forward to the Patrick Mahomes era.

“This offseason was all about the offense — they are going to make Mahomes go and they are going to try to outscore people,” an exec said. “I would have wanted to keep Peters, and I don’t like having Sammy under contract for $16 million a year when you have Tyreek Hill, who you have developed and who you are about to have to pay a lot of money.”

Another exec thought Watkins’ signing might actually help the Chiefs with Hill.

“If Tyreek Hill wants Sammy Watkins money, he will need to hit free agency to get it,” this exec predicted. “And if he does, the reality is that his market could be limited because he is small and because he came into the league with a lot of baggage. He’ll be an ideal franchise-tag candidate, and Watkins is insurance for them. Even with the Watkins deal, they have the cap flexibility long term to sign Tyreek Hill, as well as other guys like Chris Jones and Kendall Fuller.”

I’m not really sure how you get a C+ from these executive responses. When you consider the Chiefs trading away their best defender, losing talented coaches and have an analyst clearly not sold on the teams free agency and draft moves, this grade makes a bit more sense.

The executive responses weren’t quite as rough as I expected.

The first executive didn’t like the Marcus Peters trade, but really the only people celebrating that move are people who are too caught up in the NFL anthem protests. The Sammy Watkins signing was another point of contention, but only because of the dollar amount on the deal and the Chiefs already having Tyreek Hill. You can never have too many good players in the NFL, so take that one with a grain of salt.

Another thing that the first executive mentioned is that the Chiefs want Mahomes to come in and outscore other teams. I am not sure if he views that as a good or a bad thing. For me, it is simply concerning. Will the Chiefs be asking too much of a young Patrick Mahomes?

The second executive gets what the Chiefs were doing with the Watkins deal. Signing Watkins provides security for the team on Hill when it comes time to sign him to a contract. In the meantime, the Chiefs have the financial flexibility to pay Watkins, and really any of their own free agents that they choose to re-sign. That’s all because they have a quarterback working on a rookie deal.

So what do you think Chiefs Kingdom? Is Sando too low on the Chiefs’ offseason moves? Are these anonymous NFL executives accurate in their description of the Chiefs’ offseason? Let us know what you’re thinking on social media.

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